Socotra cisticola
Socotra cisticola | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Cisticolidae |
Genus: | Cisticola |
Species: | C. haesitatus
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Binomial name | |
Cisticola haesitatus (PL Sclater & Hartlaub, 1881)
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The Socotra cisticola (Cisticola haesitatus) or island cisticola, is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is endemic to Socotra Island in the Arabian Sea.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Cisticola haesitatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22713500A94376968. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22713500A94376968.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List near threatened species
- Cisticola
- Endemic birds of Socotra
- Birds described in 1881
- Taxa named by Philip Sclater
- Cisticolidae stubs